Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Khanbaliq" in English language version.
Liu Bingzhong was also charged with overseeing the construction of the Great Khan's other new capital, the city of Dadu.
The planning of the Imperial City, along with many other imperial projects of the 1260s, was supervised by Khubilai's close minister Liu Bingzhong. That the Imperial City was Chinese in style was certainly Liu's preference...